A shallow magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported Saturday morning nine miles from Currant, Nev., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 2:41 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0 miles.

Oklahoma used to have, on average, one or two perceptible earthquakes a year. Now the state is averaging two or three a day. There were more magnitude 3 or greater tremors here last year than anywhere else in the continental United States, and the unprecedented

A shallow magnitude 3.7 earthquake was reported Wednesday afternoon in Joshua Tree National Park, 13 miles from Twentynine Palms, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 5:18 p.m. PST at a depth of 1.9 miles...

On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m., two tectonic plates at the bottom of the Japanese Trench slipped. The bump was like nothing the area had felt before. The Tohoku earthquake, measuring in at a magnitude of 9.0, lasted a full six minutes, moving parts of the region up to 26 feet in the process. Show More Summary

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the shores of northeastern Japan on Monday. Following the quake, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory for Iwate Prefecture
Although Japan is accustomed to regular quakes of lower magnitudes, an earthquake event near 7.0 is worth noting. Show More Summary

Something surprising happened about an hour ago: at 2:15 pm, the USGS reported that a major 6.8 Magnitude earthquake had taken place in Russian territory, 16 kilometers WNW of Klintsy, in a location that is close to the Russian border with both Belarus and Ukraine. Show More Summary

A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Monday morning six miles from Bishop, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 12:15 a.m. Pacific time at a depth of 3.7 miles.

A shallow, magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Sunday afternoon two miles from Mammoth Lakes, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 2:52 p.m. at a depth of 4.3 miles.

A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Saturday morning 15 miles from Coachella, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 6:05 a.m. PST at a depth of 12.4 miles.

A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Friday morning two miles from Redwood City, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 3:44 a.m. PST at a depth of 2.5 miles.

A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Friday morning two miles from Redwood City, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 3:44 a.m. PST at a depth of 2.5 miles.

A 2.4 magnitude earthquake ushered in the New Year near the old Texas Stadium in Irving, TX. The event was yet one more in a series of frequent seismic episodes to rattle Dallas County residents.
The area surrounding the old Texas Stadium site is the epicenter for the majority of Dallas County Earthquakes occurring since November 2014. Show More Summary

Late last month, a 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook the town of Fox Creek, Alberta. The province's energy regulator is pointing the finger at hydraulic fracturing which, if confirmed, would make it the largest earthquake ever to have been induced by the method. Read more...

We had aftershocks on Wednesday from both of last year's more prominent earthquakes in Arizona.A magnitude 2.5 quake (orange dot on AZ-NM border) is likely an aftershock to last June's M=5.3 Duncan earthquake. It occurred at 3:50 p.m. Show More Summary

A shallow magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported Friday afternoon 20 miles from Rio Dell, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 5:19 p.m. PST at a depth of 11.8 miles.

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck just offshore of northern California on Wednesday, rattling a wide coastal area below the Oregon border, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but local officials said no major damage or injuries were reported. Show More Summary

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off the coast of northern California on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake, initially reported as a weaker magnitude 5.1, was quite shallow at only 10.7 miles (17.2 km) below the seabed, the USGS said. Show More Summary